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‘Assassination’: Al Pacino, Shia LaBeouf, Viggo Mortensen & More To Star In David Mamet’s New Thriller

May 15, 2023 9:46 am

This is the time of year, right before the kickoff of the Cannes Film Festival, when filmmakers put together tentative projects to present at the Cannes Film Market. This is when we get teases for massive feat...

The 5 Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘The Vast Of Night,’ ‘Jaws’ 4K & More

Jason Bailey

June 2, 2020 12:25 pm

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Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a spl...

‘Tales From The Loop’: Mark Romanek Discusses Krzysztof Kieslowski & Arthouse Sensibilities Applied To The ‘Twilight Zone’ [Interview]

Rodrigo Perez

April 21, 2020 3:29 pm

Features, Interviews, News, Television

Amazon’s “Tales From The Loop” is a gorgeous and melancholy meditation on the relentless tyranny of time and all that it’s slow erosion eventually takes from us. It’s also, on a less cerebral level, a hi...

Matt Damon Reteams With ‘Ford v. Ferrari’ Director James Mangold for Don Winslow Adaptation ‘The Force’

Drew Taylor

January 22, 2020 5:08 pm

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Matt Damon is ready to get back in the drivers’ seat with his “Ford v. Ferrari” director James Mangold for “The Force,” an adaptation of the 2017 Don Winslow novel for 20th Century Pictures, Deadline reports. ...

Criterion Adds ‘Blue Velvet’ & New Films To Claire Denis, Michael Haneke & More To The Collection This May

Rodrigo Perez

February 15, 2019 6:15 pm

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Wondering why the Criterion Collection was tweeting out Spotify links to Roy Orbison this afternoon? Well, David Lynch loves the dearly departed blues rocker, his music is featured in several of his movies and ...

12 Great & Not-So-Great Debuts From Screenwriters-Turned-Directors

The Playlist Staff

June 6, 2013 4:03 pm

Features

12 Great & Not-So-Great Debuts From Screenwriters-Turned-Directors

Wall Of Awesome: Al Pacino To Play Phil Spector In HBO Film Written & Directed By David Mamet

Kevin Jagernauth

October 8, 2010 6:46 pm

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Can someone please get some smelling salts ready, because we may just pass out from excitement. The NY Times reports Al Pacino is set to play controversial musical producer Phil Spector in a film to be written ...

Casing ‘The Town’: Our All-Time Favorite Heist Movies

Rodrigo Perez

September 17, 2010 5:27 pm

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Ever since 1903's "The Great Train Robbery" virtually invented cinema as we know it (the first use of cross-cutting, camera movement and on-location shooting), film and the heist picture have been inseparable. ...

Chris Rock Takes Over Writing Duties From David Mamet On Mike Nichols’ ‘High & Low’ Adaptation ‘King’s Ransom’

Kevin Jagernauth

April 12, 2010 8:42 pm

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The remake of Akira Kurosawa's classic thriller "High & Low" is just one of handful of remakes of the director's works that seem to be knocking around Hollywood without really picking up any traction ("Seve...

An Open Letter To Alec Baldwin: Do Not Retire

Gabe Toro

December 1, 2009 1:00 pm

News

Mr. Baldwin,According to the recent issue of Men's Journal, you're contemplating retirement. "I consider my entire movie career a complete failure," you said. "The goal of movie-making is to star in a film whe...

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